The
Spaniolo family gathers following the President's Investiture and Convocation
for Academic Excellence.

Flanked
by regents Cindi Taylor Krier and Robert Estrada, President Spaniolo dons the
presidential medallion, symbolizing the authority of the office. The medallion,
which features the UTA seal, will be worn at appropriate ceremonial occasions.

President
Spaniolo shows off his boots to well-wishers at a reception following the
ceremony. "I plan to break in my new boots working for our university and my new
home," he said in his investiture address.

Students
walk from University Hall to Texas Hall for the Investiture and Convocation,
where they were honored for academic
achievement.